Q: How is injured pass rusher Elvis Dumervil doing? Did he make the trip to London with the team?

A: Dumervil, who had season-ending surgery in August to repair a torn pectoral tendon as well as some muscle damage, is progressing well in his rehab program.

The rehab schedule for injuries such as Dumervil’s typically begins two to four weeks after the surgery. For about a month after surgery, mobility in the arm is severely limited by a sling. Trainers call this “protecting” the injury.

In Week 4 after the surgery, the player begins light rehab work. Three months after the surgery, he is doing much more rehab work. After three months, the player can return to a more normal workout schedule. Getting to a “return to play” level of fitness and strength comes four to six months after the surgery.

Dumervil is just past the two-month mark in his rehab. At this point, he’s working to regain a full range of motion as well as working to gradually regain strength and flexibility in the large muscle that was injured.

Dumervil, last year’s NFL leader in sacks with 17, is at the Broncos’ Dove Valley headquarters every day working with the team’s training and strength staff. He has attended most of the Broncos’ home games.

Injured players usually do most of their rehab in the morning, when the rest of the team is in position meetings for the upcoming game. Injured players often say rehab work makes them feel like an outsider because they come and go in the locker room before most of their teammates are out of meetings. But the Broncos say Dumervil has been as involved as he can be and has a lot of friends on the team.

No injured players made the trip to London. They remained behind to continue their rehab work. That group included Dumervil, safety Darcel McBath, linebacker Wesley Woodyard and cornerback Perrish Cox.

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